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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
3
An old time drug ad touts Calotabs as a quick fix for flu like symptoms. It claims a single tablet taken with water cleanses and purifies the system, boosts appetite, and cures cold or influenza discomfort. The ad promises money back if not delighted and notes the price at thirty five cents per package.
Restol is promoted as a safe remedy for better sleep promising a refreshing morning. It claims to relax the system, help awaken with energy, and compare itself to ssapirin with endorsements from leading doctors. Genuine Restoin sealed packages are offered at 0 cents by druggists.
An old newspaper advertisement extols Cardui for women with stomach and back pain sleeplessness and fatigue claiming Mrs J B Gadd’s recovery after long illness. It urges readers to ask their druggists and notes the product as a splendid tonic for female weakness and related symptoms.
A flood of visits and gatherings marked a weekend in Oak Ridge with Mr. J. R. Cammon’s singsong attendance, family visits by the Cantrells and Shadingers, Newnan’s Mrs. Jenno Taylor moving in with Mrs. R. F. Mote, and numerous mentions of Lyle, Little, Story, and Griffin households. таксама local residents hosted friends, enjoyed Saturday night entertainment at F. W. Rainewater, and noted purchases and motor news including a Jhewr Ford by Jesua Torrell.
Underground items report funerals births illness and visits in Union Campground Georgia. Abb Findley buried Friday at the place while families like Rogers Walton Akin and Entrekin visit relatives. Sunday school grows and next preaching day announced. local businesses advertise paint and depot address in Carrollton.
The weekly notes list numerous residents and families with flu symptoms or exposure, including Tharlia Neese, J Byne, Misa Bertha Davin, Kate and Louise Martin, Burks, Homer Long, and others. Community visits, illness updates, and social calls are noted amid small-town life. Local activities include visits, travels from Cane and Crerk Mountain, and farmers hauling fertilizer as preparations continue.
Dear Free Press reports praise for the Georgia primary results with most local candidates elected. The letter argues roads, schooling, and churches improve life, urges support for higher taxes on all to fund good roads, and promotes Georgia Home paint amid a flu outbreak.
Goshen notices a flu outbreak while residents recount visits by Mr. Georges Hasnah and family to J. R. Folda and family, and several others from Whitesburg Carrollton and Glenloch record social visits, quilting at a relative's and local misc outings. names include Ray Dorough Hannah Knott Phillips and Borders among others.
MIDWAY report notes J R Cook of Whitesburg spent Saturday night with Ben Knott and family. Will Height and W H Phillips made a business trip to Carrollton. W D Phillips spent Saturday.
George F. Daniels of Handwick Vermont who runs the Hardwick Inn writes that after trying many laxatives he found Chamberlain's Tablets most effective. He notes his sedentary habits and endorses the product as a remedy for irregularity.
Mrs. Martha Asbach of Los Angeles describes years of crippling rheumatic pain before Tanlac eased all symptoms. She says knee pain, swollen hands, sleepless nights, and numb nerves vanished, restoring energy for daily chores. Tanlac sold by Jones Drug Co in Carrolton Bowden Drug Co in Bowden and Malone Drug Co in Vids Hiea.
Local notice states legal blanks of all kinds are sold at the Free Press offices. The brief item lists available forms and directs readers to inquire at the newspaper for purchases.
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